tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00The Immoral MinorityGryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1165738125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-69298438887671573112020-07-03T09:10:32.520-08:002020-07-03T09:10:32.520-08:00Wasn’t there a bar where you could shoot pool besi...Wasn’t there a bar where you could shoot pool beside the Barbary coast ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-18516148828009944982020-04-28T11:19:04.360-08:002020-04-28T11:19:04.360-08:00Hahaha all these little cry baby mommas boys talki...Hahaha all these little cry baby mommas boys talking tough on the computer.... bet you wouldn't have anything bad to say about foriegn militias that work with the army on a daily basis now would you? It's ok little fellas... one day you will need help from anyone with more balls than yourself and you will get it too via the militia because well, government and all. Remember always that america is not untouchable and plenty of folks are waiting patiently for their turn at us. Ignorance is the key to idiotic bliss. Enjoy your ball crushing Jean's complete with multiple genders and thought patrolling and have a wonderful day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-12589096662940165512020-03-13T14:22:26.431-08:002020-03-13T14:22:26.431-08:00I know Pastor Horner. You folks arguing against hi...I know Pastor Horner. You folks arguing against him are truly on the wrong side of morality. He is letting his daughter know that there is right and wrong and that abortion is wrong. As parents, especially Christian parents, we have an obligation to teach right from wrong. Maybe you don't do it but we do because we want Godly, moral children in a world where there are no morals. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03895552863854855761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-71122183173463603482020-03-10T20:43:57.896-08:002020-03-10T20:43:57.896-08:00Bristol and her 8 kids.Bristol and her 8 kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-67415189468969798362018-06-13T13:39:24.495-08:002018-06-13T13:39:24.495-08:00I have encountered hundreds of these backward Repu...I have encountered hundreds of these backward Republican voters online this week. A few of my Tweets and Posts from LinkedIn have caused women to talk "dirty" to me, in the way I suppose Sarah Palin meant in her comment defending Trump's behaviour. That proves two things: 1) there is no excuse for using unwelcome comments when talking TO anyone(perhaps about them if they're behaving horribly); and 2) Republicans seem to like to "dish it out", but BOY (OH BOY) they cannot take it.music68908https://www.blogger.com/profile/12983553290334567716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-71150646480587284032018-06-12T12:41:10.215-08:002018-06-12T12:41:10.215-08:00Couldn't agree more. Facebook is the kiss of d...Couldn't agree more. Facebook is the kiss of death for me. Sorry but I'm not a fan of the new site.Moleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815838128724615380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-68364583084636489752018-06-04T00:33:38.114-08:002018-06-04T00:33:38.114-08:00Can Giuliani get any worse? 6-04-2018
I can't...Can Giuliani get any worse? 6-04-2018<br /><br />I can't believe this guy is still on Trump's legal team. He is a gift to the media. No wonder he is invited on all the shows. They don't even have to ask him anything. Just put a mic near him and let him go. <br /><br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/giuliani-trump-could-shot-comey-220021102.html<br /><br />"Candidate Donald Trump bragged that he could shoot someone on New York’s Fifth Avenue and not lose any support, and now President Donald Trump’s lawyer says Trump could shoot the FBI director in the Oval Office and still not be prosecuted for it.<br /><br />“In no case can he be subpoenaed or indicted,” Rudy Giuliani told HuffPost Sunday, claiming a president’s constitutional powers are that broad. “I don’t know how you can indict while he’s in office. No matter what it is.”"<br /><br />Really? Trump can kill someone in the oval office and not be indicted? If I were Jeff Sessions, I'd be very careful if I was invited to a meeting with Trump in the oval office. <br /><br />"Norm Eisen, the White House ethics lawyer under President Barack Obama and now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said the silliness of Giuliani’s claim illustrates how mistaken Trump’s lawyers are about presidential power.<br /><br />“A president could not be prosecuted for murder? Really?” he said. “It is one of many absurd positions that follow from their argument. It is self-evidently wrong.”"<br /><br />"Eisen and other legal scholars have concluded that the constitution offers no blanket protection for a president from criminal prosecution. “The foundation of America is that no person is above the law,” he said. “A president can under extreme circumstances be indicted, but we’re facing extreme circumstances.”"<br /><br />Unless it goes before as now stacked Supreme Court. We'll be living with the fallout of GorSUCKS for decades!<br /><br />Fuck Bitch McConnell. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-78980723939678304042018-06-03T16:44:00.960-08:002018-06-03T16:44:00.960-08:00Virginia - 6-03-2018
Ooooo. Virginia is challengi...Virginia - 6-03-2018<br /><br />Ooooo. Virginia is challenging California for worst asshole GOP candidate on the ballot. <br /><br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/congressional-candidate-virginia-admits-pedophile-011921211.html<br /><br />"Nathan Larson, a 37-year-old accountant from Charlottesville, Virginia, is running for Congress as an independent candidate in his native state. He is also a pedophile, as he admitted to HuffPost on Thursday, who has bragged in website posts about raping his late ex-wife."<br /><br />The Republicans can sure pick them. One has to question why so many of these pricks are so attracted to the Republican Party. While the Democrats have a few skeletons they sure don'g have the vile filth in the numbers that the Republican Party is responsible for. Sorry but the Democrats simply don't have the numbers of rapists, pedophiles, islamophobes, misogynists and Nazis that the Republicans do. Not even close. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-68195355165245961902018-06-03T15:31:59.113-08:002018-06-03T15:31:59.113-08:00Trump in deep shit - 6-03-2018
Trump's lawyer...Trump in deep shit - 6-03-2018<br /><br />Trump's lawyers are doing him no favors. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-letter-admits-he-dictated-misleading-statement-on-sons-meeting-with-russian_us_5b135a6ee4b0d5e89e2048dd<br /><br />"The bombshell 20-page letter written by Donald Trump’s attorneys to special counsel Robert Mueller early this year and obtained by The New York Times Saturday includes the intriguing revelation that the president “dictated” the misleading statement about Donald Trump Jr.’s controversial meeting with a Russian representative during the 2016 election."<br /><br />"The president’s letter on the meeting could cause him problems if it’s seen as an attempt to obstruct Mueller’s investigation into possible Russia collusion with his campaign.<br /><br />It could also cause problems for Trump’s son, who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee last September that he didn’t have a clear idea who was responsible for the misleading statement about the meeting being focused on the adoption issue.<br /><br />Trump’s authorship of the problematic response — confirmed for the first time by his own attorneys — was an intriguing aside in the letter in which the key point was that he is essentially legally untouchable because he is the president. He can’t be compelled to testify in the Mueller investigation, and has the power to shut down any Justice Department probe and pardon whomever he wants, according to the letter."<br /><br />"It’s a position that legal experts have already attacked."<br /><br />"Trump was angry the letter was leaked."<br /><br />Tee hee. I'll bet he was. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-3871146323175260692018-06-03T15:25:57.288-08:002018-06-03T15:25:57.288-08:00Giuliani Hoof in Mouth - 6-03-2018
He's still...Giuliani Hoof in Mouth - 6-03-2018<br /><br />He's still at it. I'm surprised lets this idiot stay on his legal team let alone speak to the press. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/giuliani-trump-probably-does-have-power-pardon-himself-but-wont_us_5b13e859e4b010565aacbc6b<br /><br />"“He has no intention of pardoning himself ... not to say he can’t,” Giuliani, a lawyer and adviser to Trump on the Russia probe, told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. He characterized the question of a self-pardon as a “really interesting constitutional argument.”"<br /><br />Doesn't think Trump will pardon himself? I guess he doesn't know Trump as well as the rest of us. <br /><br />"“It’s not going to happen,” he said, arguing that Trump had done nothing wrong that would require him to pardon himself.<br /><br />He added that “the president of the United States pardoning himself is unthinkable... it would probably lead to immediate impeachment.”"<br /><br />That wouldn't stop Trump. <br /><br />"Giuliani said on “Meet The Press” that Trump has the power to terminate any federal investigation, although he described such a move as “a very unrealistic thing.”<br /><br />“The Department of Justice is a creature of the president,” he said. “I know based on presidential rulings... [the] Justice Department is given a certain amount of independence. I am tremendously in favor of it, but that’s all the president’s decision.”"<br /><br />And there it is and NO IT'S NOT! The DOJ is NOT under the control of the president, he doesn't own it or run it or call the shots. The DOJ Is independent of the President. Just because it is part of the executive branch doesn't man Trump is in charge of the DOJ. <br /><br />"The president’s lawyer defended Trump’s shifting explanations about a meeting with Russians at Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign that included his son, Donald Trump Jr. “This is the reason you don’t let the president testify” as part of the special counsel probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Giuliani told ABC. “Our recollection keeps changing, or we’re not even asked a question and somebody makes an assumption.” "<br /><br /><br />Because......<br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-letter-admits-he-dictated-misleading-statement-on-sons-meeting-with-russian_us_5b135a6ee4b0d5e89e2048dd<br /><br />"The bombshell 20-page letter written by Donald Trump’s attorneys to special counsel Robert Mueller early this year and obtained by The New York Times Saturday includes the intriguing revelation that the president “dictated” the misleading statement about Donald Trump Jr.’s controversial meeting with a Russian representative during the 2016 election."<br /><br />They admitted it. They fucking ADMITTED IT. <br /><br />I guess they figure no harm no foul since Giuliani has stated a president can't obstruct. Or he can but so what he's allowed. Or some such bullshit. <br /><br />"Trump’s authorship of the problematic response — confirmed for the first time by his own attorneys — was an intriguing aside in the letter in which the key point was that he is essentially legally untouchable because he is the president. He can’t be compelled to testify in the Mueller investigation, and has the power to shut down any Justice Department probe and pardon whomever he wants, according to the letter."<br /><br />Yeah. They wish. Just because they state it in a letter doesn't make it so. Of course with GORSUCKS on the Supreme Court, Trump's chance of getting away with this crap increased exponentially. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-528256532735986302018-06-03T14:53:09.198-08:002018-06-03T14:53:09.198-08:00Pay to Play Pruitt - 06-03-2018
Scott Pruitt gets...Pay to Play Pruitt - 06-03-2018<br /><br />Scott Pruitt gets caught being bribed....AGAIN. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pruitt-vip-sports-seats-from-coal-baron_us_5b137c6ee4b0d5e89e204e90<br /><br />"Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt luxuriated in a coal baron’s pricey ringside basketball seats last year as he and President Donald Trump have sought to dismantle a system of environmental regulations that coal companies oppose, The New York Times reported.<br /><br />The seats at the University of Kentucky game in Lexington last December are reserved for donors who contribute a minimum of $1 million to the school. Billionaire coal company executive Joseph W. Craft III donated $10 million to the university. Craft and his wife also contributed some $2 million to Trump’s campaign, the Times reported.<br /><br />An EPA spokesman said Pruitt paid $130 for each of two tickets, attending the game with his son. But he reportedly paid cash, so there’s no record of his payment.<br /><br />The coal billionaire visited Pruitt at least seven times during the EPA chief’s first 14 months in office, more than Pruitt met with any representative of an environmental organization, according to the Times.<br /><br />Since Trump took office, he and Pruitt have moved to repeal the Clean Power Act to curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Pruitt also postponed enforcing a rule that’s supposed to bar coal-powered plants from polluting rivers.<br /><br />Trump is considering ordering power grids across the nation to purchase electricity from struggling coal and nuclear plants to subsidize their existence as a “national security” measure, Bloomberg reported."<br /><br />I think Pruitt is working on the "Most Corrupt Trump Official" award. So far he seems to be far ahead of the rest of the pack. <br /><br />On "Stupidist Trump Official" it may be a toss up between DeVos, Carson and Giuliani.mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-18011721005211355912018-05-31T13:28:16.646-08:002018-05-31T13:28:16.646-08:00Tennessee - 05-31-2018
Tennessee deserves a gover...Tennessee - 05-31-2018<br /><br />Tennessee deserves a governor like Black to succeed the current governor they have now. Yes, Tennessee deserves them both. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tennessee-confederate-statues_us_5b0f1b77e4b05ef4c22a7796<br /><br />"Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican who once championed the removal of a Confederate monument at the state Capitol, has done an about-face, ensuring symbols of racial inequality will stand tall in his cities.<br /><br />Haslam last week took sides in the bitter skirmish over the removal of Confederate monuments when he signed an amendment to the Heritage Protection Act. The implementation of that law not only bolsters protection of crucibles of racial tension but also completely strips oversight from municipalities.<br /><br />The amended act, which Haslam signed into law on May 21, gives absolute power over the monuments to the Tennessee Historical Commission. The group consists of 24 members appointed by the governor and five ex officio members. Among the commission are purported members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, an organization that’s kept the Confederate legacy alive for more than a century.<br /><br />“Representatives and senators often recommend appointments, and they, in a very calculating move, stacked the deck with people who are empathizers with the Confederate monuments,” said Memphis pastor Keith Norman.<br /><br />He claimed to know of at least two people on the commission who belong to pro-Confederate organizations."<br /><br />That's right. You've got the Klan deciding if Confederate statues should be removed. We all know where that will go. <br /><br />"Memphis legally circumvented the waiver requirement by transferring ownership of two city parks that memorials stood on. The nonprofit organization Memphis Greenspace purchased the properties and promptly removed the statues of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States, and Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was associated with the formation of the Ku Klux Klan."<br /><br />"He took direct aim at the city by sponsoring a controversial amendment to a state appropriations bill. The amendment, which cut $250,000 in funds earmarked for the Memphis 2019 bicentennial celebration, passed in the House by a vote of 56-31."<br /><br />They held their bicentennial anyway, without any state funds. <br /><br />"The amendment Haslam signed not only closes the legal loophole Memphis found but also comes with the provision that municipalities cannot sell or transfer ownership of memorials without a waiver. Any one municipality that violates the law will become ineligible to receive grants administered by the Historical Commission and the state Department of Economic and Community Development for five years."<br /><br />Personally, I'd like to see cities give the finger to the state, take down the statues and tell them to shove their money. If I were the authoritarian president I would give cities money to compensate for every state dollar they lost due to this racist law. But then, that's me. President ME ME ME will applaud the Klanners. I'm sure in this case there are "good people" on only one side and we know what side he'd choose. <br /><br />"Patterson said it’s “absurd to think or even suggest” that pro-Confederate heritage organizations should not be able to serve on the commission.<br /><br />“It would be dangerous to eliminate people from the commission because of organizations that they are affiliated with,” he said."<br /><br />But it's OK to eliminate Democrats from say, a security meeting about Russian collusion. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-29081101083421437592018-05-31T12:40:23.322-08:002018-05-31T12:40:23.322-08:00DOJ blows another one. - 05-31-2018
Looks like Tr...DOJ blows another one. - 05-31-2018<br /><br />Looks like Trump's clown car still can't catch a break. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-inauguration-trial-j20_us_5b0f19a3e4b05ef4c22a76d3<br /><br />"A D.C. judge on Thursday dismissed felony charges against 10 individuals arrested while protesting President Donald Trump’s inauguration, finding that the government violated the due process rights of defendants by failing to turn over evidence it obtained from a right-wing media organization. Three of the defendants still face misdemeanor charges.<br /><br />D.C. Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Morin found that prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, which is part of the Justice Department, had committed Brady violations by withholding undercover videos that James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas had turned over to the government."<br /><br />Is it any mystery why they refused? O'Keefe is a joke and his videos are only proof of his fraud and perjury.<br /><br />"“I do think it’s a serious violation,” Morin said, adding that it was “not explainable to the court” that the government had misled the court. “Your office represented that was the only video turned over,” the judge said, referring to an undercover video of a planning meeting that hadn’t been disclosed in its entirety.<br /><br />In fact, there were dozens of videos on the drive that Project Veritas turned over to the government, defense attorneys said. At one point, a government prosecutor described the right-wing Project Veritas as a “concerned citizen group.”<br /><br />“This undeniable prosecutorial misconduct is a serious governmental abuse of power,” said Scott Michelman, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C. “From the initial overcharging decisions to these latest revelations about the government’s misleading editing of the Project Veritas video, the U.S. Attorney’s office has repeatedly abused its power in a quest to lock people up for exercising their First Amendment rights on Inauguration Day.”"<br /><br />Because, in essence, that is what this is about. Trump is trying to undermine or eliminate the FIRST AMENDMENT. This is not the only time he has tried. His attacks on the media do the same thing. Trump wants to make it illegal to criticize him. That is a violation of the First Amendment. An Amendment, along with all of the others, Constitution, Bill of Rights and laws of this land that he swore an oath to uphold and defend.<br /><br />Impeach this bastard already. Let that last months of his administration be spent in court, defending his treasonous, reckless and vile actions.mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-20306888780106767182018-05-31T12:20:09.726-08:002018-05-31T12:20:09.726-08:00Southern Baptist MIsogyny. - 05-31-2018
Just when...Southern Baptist MIsogyny. - 05-31-2018<br /><br />Just when it looked like he might quietly slink away with a juicy pension and everything. <br /><br />"https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/southern-baptist-paige-patterson-fired-student-rape-allegation_us_5b0ffab5e4b0fcd6a8345248"<br /><br />"A prominent evangelical leader has been fired from a Southern Baptist seminary following weeks of criticism from evangelical women over disturbing statements he’d made about abuse. <br /><br />Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas announced Wednesday that Paige Patterson’s termination is “effective immediately” and that the seminary’s former president will be stripped of all the benefits provided by the board of trustees earlier this month. <br /><br />After a May 23 meeting, the board had released a statement thanking Patterson for his service to the Southern Baptist Convention and granting him the title of president emeritus, ongoing compensation and an invitation to live on campus as a “theologian-in-residence.” Those benefits were retracted on Wednesday by unanimous decision of the board’s executive committee."<br /><br />Aw. Didn't get his golden parachute like all of the dickheads and criminals in private businesses get when their criminal activities finally hit the news cycle. <br /><br />"Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary said it had been presented with “new information” about how Patterson handled an allegation of sexual abuse against a student while he was president of another seminary. "<br /><br />"Patterson had been under fire since late April after the resurfacing of audio clips and videos stretching back to 2000 that highlighted some of his beliefs about women, abuse and divorce. He was caught on tape in 2000 advising physically abused wives to avoid divorce whenever possible. Earlier in May, he issued statements noting that he has counseled women to leave ― albeit not divorce ― abusive partners.<br /><br />Last week, The Washington Post published the allegations of a woman who said she was raped while a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in North Carolina in 2003. The woman said that when she reported the incident to the seminary, Patterson, who was the president at the time, encouraged her not to go to the police and instead forgive the alleged rapist."<br /><br />These are the people controlling women's lives. They are the ones writing the anti-abortion laws. If they had their way, women wouldn't have the right to vote or own property either. They would be "owned" by their husbands as "chattel." (Scott Pruitt tried to pass laws twice giving husbands property rights over fetuses. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/scott-pruitt-abortion_us_5b06ce55e4b05f0fc845a4aa)<br /><br />"The current president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Danny Akin, told The Washington Post that he believes Lively was “badly counseled” and that the school’s policy now is to report sexual assault to police. "<br /><br />Badly counseled? BADLY COUNSELED? Really? That's all you've got?<br /><br />"After his remarks about divorce and abuse resurfaced in April, thousands of Southern Baptist women signed a petition calling for “decisive action” in response to his “damaging, sinful” comments. On Thursday, many Southern Baptists chimed in on Twitter to reflect on his termination. "<br /><br />"Patterson is still scheduled to deliver the coveted convention sermon at the Southern Baptists’ annual meeting in June."<br /><br />I guess those women know how much their input is valued, since this religious nut still gets to give his "sermon." I think we can all guess what the subject will be. <br />mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-73898649474222520342018-05-31T00:30:45.284-08:002018-05-31T00:30:45.284-08:00Stormy out to sea -05-31-2018
Avenatti withdraws ...Stormy out to sea -05-31-2018<br /><br />Avenatti withdraws as Stormy's lawyer against Cohen. Maybe. <br /><br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-michael-cohen-case-admonishes-michael-avenatti-publicity-tour-223217643.html<br /><br />"Following the proceedings, Avenatti withdrew his motion to appear on Daniels’s behalf, but he told Yahoo News he will refile the motion “when and if” the judge grants Daniels’s request to intervene. Theoretically, Daniels could be allowed to enter the proceedings but the judge could require her to use a different attorney. Either way, safe to say, the public will be hearing more from Avenatti."mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-54301212278637024182018-05-30T22:59:11.788-08:002018-05-30T22:59:11.788-08:00Climate Change and Denial - 05-30-2018
The Trump ...Climate Change and Denial - 05-30-2018<br /><br />The Trump administration is ignoring climate change. No! Really? <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-ignore-climate-research-report_us_5b066bf7e4b07c4ea104e2a7<br /><br />"The Trump administration spent time last year mulling over what its public position on climate science should be — and, according to a report published Wednesday by The Washington Post, outrightly “ignoring” new research was one option that officials considered."<br /><br />"Three options were reportedly presented in the memo: The first was to conduct “red team/blue team” debates to “highlight uncertainties” in climate data; the second was to review scientific studies under the Administrative Procedure Act; and the final option was to simply “ignore, and not seek to characterize or question, the science being conducted by Federal agencies and outside entities.” <br /><br />An option to endorse scientists’ findings was not put on the table. "<br /><br />So they've chosen door number three. Just ignore it. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-43967066323451569352018-05-30T22:56:07.663-08:002018-05-30T22:56:07.663-08:00Climate Change and Insects - 05-30-2018
Just anot...Climate Change and Insects - 05-30-2018<br /><br />Just another nail in the coffin. Nothing surprising here. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-on-track-to-cause-major-insect-wipeout-scientists-warn_us_5b02da6ee4b0463cdba49824<br /><br />"Global warming is on track to cause a major wipeout of insects, compounding already severe losses, according to a new analysis.<br /><br />Insects are vital to most ecosystems and a widespread collapse would cause extremely far-reaching disruption to life on Earth, the scientists warn. Their research shows that, even with all the carbon cuts already pledged by nations so far, climate change would make almost half of insect habitat unsuitable by the end of the century, with pollinators like bees particularly affected."<br /><br />"In October, scientists warned of “ecological Armageddon” after discovering that the number of flying insects had plunged by three-quarters in the past 25 years in Germany and very likely elsewhere.<br /><br />“We know that many insects are in rapid decline due to factors such as habitat loss and intensive farming methods,” said Prof Dave Goulson, at the University of Sussex, UK, and not part of the new analysis. “This new study shows that, in the future, these declines would be hugely accelerated by the impacts of climate change, under realistic climate projections. When we add in all the other adverse factors affecting wildlife, all likely to increase as the human population grows, the future for biodiversity on planet Earth looks bleak.”"<br /><br />"“If you are a typical insect, you would be likely to lose 43 percent of your range at 3.2C,” Warren said. “We also found that the three major groups of insects responsible for pollination are particularly sensitive to warming.”"<br /><br />None of this is good. Especially since Trump and Co are working at speeding up climate change rather than trying to at least hold it steady. <br /><br />"Another study published in Science on Thursday found that one third of the world’s protected areas, which cover 15 percent of all land, are now highly degraded by intense human pressure including road building, grazing, and urbanisation.<br /><br />Kendall Jones, at the University of Queensland, Australia, who led the work, said: “A well-run protected area network is essential in saving species. If we allow our protected area network to be degraded there is a no doubt biodiversity losses will be exacerbated.”"<br /><br />Well, Scotty Pruitt is taking care of that. No wonder Trump is looking to use our nukes. This climate change is taking too long to kill us all. <br /><br />mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-42945329187672120502018-05-30T22:50:50.774-08:002018-05-30T22:50:50.774-08:00Department of Ed and ICE - 05-30-2018
Did any of ...Department of Ed and ICE - 05-30-2018<br /><br />Did any of us doubt Betsy DeVos' racist creds?<br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/betsy-devos-uproar-schools-call-ice-undocumented-kids_us_5b05a297e4b05f0fc8441ce3<br /><br />"Education Secretary Betsy DeVos provoked an outcry Tuesday when she said schools can choose to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on potentially undocumented students."<br /><br />She's using the fucking state's rights assholeery excuse. <br /><br />"Advocacy groups immediately protested her answer, pointing out that under the Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe, all children ― undocumented or not ― are entitled to a free public education. Some demanded that DeVos issue an immediate clarification in light of this fact.<br /><br />Elizabeth Hill, press secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, provided HuffPost with a clarification of DeVos’ remarks on Wednesday. “Her position is that schools must comply with Plyler and all other applicable and relevant law,” said Hill.<br /><br />During the hearing, DeVos did note that the 1982 Supreme Court decision requires public schools to educate all students, including those who are undocumented. Still, she repeatedly said it was a school’s decision if it wanted to call ICE on kids and their parents."<br /><br />So this shit for brains says they have to follow the law but are free to violate it. <br /><br />Whaaaaat?<br /><br />"“Let’s be clear: Any school that reports a child to ICE would violate the Constitution. The Supreme Court has made clear that every child in America has a right to a basic education, regardless of immigration status. Secretary DeVos is once again wrong,” said Lorella Praeli, director of immigration policy and campaigns for the ACLU, in a statement. "<br /><br />Typical Trump appointee. Trump has no knowledge of or respect for the Constitution. Why should any of his Deplorables?<br /><br />DeVos is just making herself look even more of a joke. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-47505367456453398142018-05-30T22:43:32.857-08:002018-05-30T22:43:32.857-08:00Racists emboldened by Trump - 05-30-2018
Trump b...Racists emboldened by Trump - 05-30-2018<br /><br />Trump brings it out but economics allows it to flourish until public disapproval makes it a hazard to profits. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/abc-knew-exactly-what-they-were-getting-with-roseanne_us_5b0db3bbe4b0802d69cf28d4<br /><br />"But if Roseanne Barr’s tweet disqualifies her from leading a major network’s primetime sitcom, then her yearslong history of outlandishly false, inflammatory claims should have barred her from getting her show back in the first place."<br /><br />Exactly. They knew exactly what they were buying but they did it anyway. I guess hoping that Barr would rein in herself until the show was established or they ...thought people would overlook her racism because they loved the show too much? They'd forgive her her big fat rancid mouth? <br /><br />"In her apology Tuesday, Barr said she “should have known better” when she made her racist tweet. And she’s right — because this was at least the second time she has called a black woman an “ape.”<br /><br />In a since-deleted 2013 tweet, Barr called then-President Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice “a man with big swinging ape balls.”"<br /><br />"When Barr disagrees with someone, she has a habit of calling them Nazis. The same day as her racist remarks about Jarrett, she also tweeted that liberal billionaire George Soros was “a nazi who turned in his fellow Jews 2 be murdered.” <br /><br />Soros was 14 years old in 1945 ― younger than Anne Frank ― and was never a Nazi collaborator."<br /><br />She accused David Hogg of giving a nazi salute. <br /><br />"In 2016, she called Hilary Clinton aide Huma Abedin “a filthy nazi whore.”"<br /><br />So she doesn't just have problems with black or muslims. Seems she also hates jews. <br /><br />"In a 2009 article for the satirical Jewish magazine Heeb, Barr donned a Swatiska and Hitler mustache for a photo shoot which showed her taking gingerbread cookie figures out of an oven. The post was titled “That Oven Feelin’,” and the photos still exist all over the internet."<br /><br />"Barr has retweeted posts and links backing the “untold story” hoax that Hillary Clinton was running a child sex trafficking ring out of a pizza shop in the nation’s capital."<br /><br />"Though she’s deleted many of her tweets, she has constantly attacked Islam and retweeted people with the same abhorrent views. In one example, she referred to Islam and “RAPE PEDO CULTURE.”"<br /><br />Like Trump she doesn't apologize, just makes excuses and then does it again. She also loves to play the victim card when she gets push back or called out.<br /><br />As Sanofi stated, racism is not a side effect of Ambien. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-3440128170839596062018-05-30T22:25:43.903-08:002018-05-30T22:25:43.903-08:00Abortion rights and morning after pill. - 05-30-20...Abortion rights and morning after pill. - 05-30-2018<br /><br />Camel is sticking his nose farther into the tent. Now it's the morning after pill. How soon with the Handmaids be living in Gilead?<br /><br />https://finance.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-rejects-planned-parenthood-133140533.html<br /><br />"The U.S. Supreme Court let Arkansas start enforcing a law that effectively bars pill-induced abortions, turning away an appeal by two Planned Parenthood clinics and at least temporarily leaving the state with only one abortion provider.<br /><br />The justices rejected the appeal in a one-line order, without any published dissent, suggesting the court’s liberals made a tactical decision not to object publicly at this point.<br /><br />Planned Parenthood said in a statement it will immediately stop providing medication abortions in the state while also seeking an emergency order to again block the law. The organization will have another chance to overturn the law at the federal trial court level, and the case could return to the Supreme Court soon."<br /><br />So glad I don't live in the south, don't live in a red state.<br /><br />"The Planned Parenthood clinics, located in Little Rock and Fayetteville, offer only medication abortions, which can be performed until the ninth week of pregnancy. The state’s only other clinic, also in Little Rock, performs surgical abortions as well and can continue those even as the law takes effect."<br /><br />""Protecting the health and well-being of women and the unborn will always be a priority," the Republican said in a statement. "We are a pro-life state and always will be as long as I am attorney general.”"<br /><br />And I'm sure the staff of the Irish hospital that let Savita die said the same thing. Truth is they don't give a shit about the lives of women. Any woman. <br /><br />"A federal trial judge blocked the law from taking effect, saying any health benefits were minor in comparison with the burden it would impose on women, some of whom would have to travel hundreds of miles to reach the remaining Little Rock clinic.<br /><br />But a three-member appeals court panel set aside that order, saying the trial judge hadn’t made crucial factual findings about how many women would forgo or postpone abortions because of the law. Arkansas will begin enforcing the law as soon as the appeals court issues a formal order returning the case to the trial court level, said Jessica Ray, a spokeswoman for Rutledge."<br /><br />And that is why Trump, Bitch McConnell and the GOP are stacking the appeals courts with their right wing Deplorables. Decades. This will go on for decades. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-84848601002036727972018-05-30T21:59:46.021-08:002018-05-30T21:59:46.021-08:00School Shootings - 05-30-2018
Oh, here's the ...School Shootings - 05-30-2018<br /><br />Oh, here's the latest excuse. PORN is the reason for school shootings. I kid you not. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diane-black-porn-school-gun-violence_us_5b0d6634e4b0568a880ede65<br /><br />"Does anyone know what kind of porn Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) is watching?<br /><br />Whatever it is, the 67-year-old Black, who is running for governor of Tennessee, said it’s a “big part” of what is driving the spike in school shootings.<br /><br />During a meeting last week with local pastors, Black raised the issue of gun violence in schools and why it keeps happening.<br /><br />“Pornography,” she said.<br /><br />“It’s available on the shelf when you walk in the grocery store. Yeah, you have to reach up to get it, but there’s pornography there,” she continued. “All of this is available without parental guidance. I think that is a big part of the root cause.”"<br /><br />"Black didn’t clarify what it is about porn that she thinks is leading to school massacres. Her congressional spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.<br /><br />Beyond naughty movies, Black said school shootings are on the rise because of the “deterioration of the family,” mental illness and violent movies."<br /><br />Tennessee. Oh, yeah. They deserve this old, white bitch as their governor. The imbecile leading the morons. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-44022227586266152122018-05-30T21:55:30.099-08:002018-05-30T21:55:30.099-08:00Abortion - 05-30-2018
And here's the camel...Abortion - 05-30-2018<br /><br />And here's the camel's nose. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supreme-court-arkansas-restrict-medical-abortions_us_5b0d6691e4b0fdb2aa5707cf<br /><br />"The Supreme Court refused to hear a case from a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Arkansas on Tuesday, letting stand a lower court decision upholding a law that would restrict medication-induced abortions in the state.<br /><br />The law states that doctors providing abortion pills “must hold a contract with another physician who has admitting privileges at a hospital and who would agree to handle complications,” according to the Chicago Tribune. Physicians who do not abide by that requirement may face criminal penalties."<br /><br />This is why McConnell held back all of the judicial nominations and why he is working triple time to get as many nominees confirmed before he and Ryan lose majorities in the House and Senate. They need to put as many right wing, anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ, Deplorable asshole judges on the bench, district, appeals, Supreme, etc, as they possibly can. Lifetime appointments. We'll have to live with their asshole shit for decades . DECADES. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-56903802224915301672018-05-30T21:50:04.656-08:002018-05-30T21:50:04.656-08:00More fucking of the American people - 05-30-2018
...More fucking of the American people - 05-30-2018<br /><br />It wasn't enough to screw over workers through mandatory arbitration, non-disclosure agreements and barring workers from class action lawsuits against employers. We all know what kind of abuse this will result in. <br /><br />And it didn't take long. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/supreme-courts-ruling-this-week-is-already-screwing-thousands-of-chipotle-workers_us_5b0844aae4b0568a880b3e26<br /><br />"The Supreme Court issued a monumental decision on Monday, ruling that employers can require their workers to sign arbitration agreements giving up their right to sue in court as a group. The decision in Epic Systems v. Lewis will make it harder for workers to band together as victims of wage theft and discrimination, and its effects will be felt in the workplace for years to come.<br /><br />But for a few thousand current and former Chipotle workers, its effects may be felt immediately. Their case is a perfect example of how the Supreme Court’s ruling will benefit powerful companies at the expense of their employees, many of them working for low wages in industries like fast food.<br /><br />Roughly 10,000 people who have worked for the burrito chain joined a 2014 lawsuit alleging the company systemically forced them to work “off the clock.” They claim that Chipotle gives its restaurants so little payroll that managers require employees to clock out and continue working or perform work before they clock in. They’re suing to recoup the money they claim Chipotle owes them for the uncompensated work.<br /><br />But Chipotle has been arguing that 2,814 workers in that group do not have a valid claim because they signed class- and collective-action waivers when they accepted their jobs. Late last year, the company provided the court with a 62-page list of workers in the lawsuit who had supposedly signed away their rights and asked the judge to exclude them from the proceedings. <br /><br />The judge has not ruled on that request yet. But thanks to Justice Neil Gorsuch and the rest of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, Chipotle may soon get its wish."<br /><br />"“[I]f you choose not to agree to the arbitration agreement, for example, once you have been given notice and an opportunity to look at it, read it, ask any questions, download it, save it, whatever you want to do ― if you don’t, then you don’t have to be an employee,” said David Gottlieb, who’s listed on LinkedIn as the company’s director of compliance."<br /><br />And there is your choice. Agree to be abused and muzzled or starve.mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-52025631934947032602018-05-30T21:44:22.923-08:002018-05-30T21:44:22.923-08:00Emoluments - 05-30-2018
And more violations of th...Emoluments - 05-30-2018<br /><br />And more violations of the Emoluments clause. Trump profiting off of his office. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ivanka-gets-5-china-trademarks-as-president-works-zte-deal_us_5b0a07eee4b0568a880c0a0d<br /><br />"Ivanka Trump’s business has won approval from the Chinese government for at least five new trademarks. The approval came just days before President Donald Trump announced he was working on a controversial deal to drop U.S. prohibitions against China cellphone manufacturer ZTE.<br /><br />Another trademark was given trial approval. The trademarks grant Ivanka Trump operations exclusive rights to market a variety of products in China that could potentially amount to millions of dollars in profits. Ivanka Trump Marks LLC received approval last year for several other trademarks after she began working in the White House. Three of them were granted the same day she dined with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago.<br /><br />The applications for the trademarks were submitted over a year ago, and the trademark registrations were accepted May 7. Just five days later Trump announced he was working on a deal to lift U.S. business barriers against ZTE in order to save Chinese jobs."<br /><br />"Meanwhile, some 72 hours before his tweet about ZTE, China quietly agreed to loan $500 million to an Indonesian theme park project in which the president is a partner. Chinese banks agreed to loan an additional $500 million to the project.<br /><br />The non-profit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, D.C., said the trademark deal again raises concerns about the Trump family’s international businesses and potential conflicts of interest."<br /><br />But is anything being done about it? Is Trump being held to ANY ACCOUNTABILITY?<br /><br />Nope. <br /><br />China bought out Trump for $1.3 BILLION that we know of. This deal leaves the U.S. vulnerable. It opens the door to cyberattacks through phones, computers and all sorts of telecommunications. <br /><br />Have I mentioned lately what a moronic dumbass Trump is? Worst fucking president EVER.<br /><br />mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-2299178032535260572018-05-30T21:38:35.864-08:002018-05-30T21:38:35.864-08:00More Census corruption - 05-30-2018
The Republica...More Census corruption - 05-30-2018<br /><br />The Republicans are really doubling down on using the Census to corrupt the voting process. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alabama-census-undocumented-immigrants_us_5b07028ee4b05f0fc84629a7<br /><br />"Alabama is suing the Trump administration to force the Census Bureau not to count undocumented people as part of the decennial tally used to determine how many seats in Congress each state gets."<br /><br />Ah, Alabama. Again, anyone surprised?<br /><br />"Every 10 years, the census counts all people in the United States, regardless of their immigration status, and that tally is used as the basis to figure out how many congressional seats each state gets. The 14th Amendment says congressional seats should be apportioned based on simply the number of “persons.”<br /><br />But in a suit filed Tuesday in federal court in Alabama, Brooks and the state’s Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) argue that in the 18th and 19th centuries, the word “persons” would not have been understood to include undocumented people in the country. They argue that including undocumented immigrants in the count to determine congressional representation unfairly allows states with large undocumented populations to have inflated political representation. Alabama is projected to lose a congressional seat after the next census."<br /><br />Well, in the 18th and 19th centuries it also would not have included women and minorities would have been counted as fractions of a person. <br /><br />Yeah, those Republicans. They only wish they could take this country back to the 18th or 19th century when rich white men were KINGS. <br /><br />"The suit seeks to block a census rule directing the bureau to count citizens and foreign nationals in the United States at the address where they live or sleep most of the time. The plaintiffs argue that the rule violates the 14th Amendment “by robbing the people of the state of Alabama of their rightful share of political representation while systematically redistributing political powers to states with high numbers of illegal aliens and their citizens.”"<br /><br />How about we reinstitute a written competency exam to prove literacy and a grasp of basic civics? Of course, then Alabama will hardly get any votes at all. mlaiuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792165896828163411noreply@blogger.com